#9C2B2A#9C2B2A

#9C2B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.149 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2B2A
RGB	rgb(156, 43, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 46.38, 28.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 54.30, 31.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.1347 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.149 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9938, 8.9651, 3.1310)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2B2A #2A9B9C

analogous

#9C2A62 #9C2B2A #9C642A

triadic

#9C2B2A #2A9C2B #2B2A9C

tetradic

#9C2B2A #629C2A #2A9B9C #642A9C

square

#9C2B2A #629C2A #2A9B9C #642A9C

split-complementary

#9C2B2A #2A9C64 #2A629C

monochromatic

#3C1010 #6C1E1D #9C2B2A #CA3B39 #D76B6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9C2B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9C2B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2B2A

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2B2A	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.149 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d64',
    500: '#9c2b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2b2a;
$custom-light: #c16d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.526,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46544,
    "c": 0.14932,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2B2A

secondary

#65BCBD

accent

#DFE147

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2B2A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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